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SaveHarrisonburg is the epicenter of the Shenandoah Valley bike community. Often referred to as "Rocktown" and "the Friendly City" and "the Bike Capital of Virginia" this small metro city is home to several great full-service bike shops, a vibrant downtown and a true college town feel. Harrisonburg is recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists and is a Bronze Level IMBA Ride Center. Members of the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition are responsible for transforming this town into a bike destination through decades of trail projects, advocacy and strong relationships with land managers. Mountain biking in and around Harrisonburg can be separated into four categories: Massanutten Resort, GWNF West of Town, GWNF North of Town and trails in Town.
The Rocktown Trails at Hillandale Park are the only trails within the confines of city limits. Its a great stacked loop trail system with a jump/flow trail, a pump track and a ton of technical limestone. This trail network is easy to ride to from most parts of town and there is plenty of parking if you wish to drive there. Be advised that limestone gets very slick when wet.
Massanutten Resort is the closest riding area outside the city limits. The Western Slope trails are the go-to quick ride spot for most riders in Harrisonburg. Additionally, Massanutten Resort operates lift serviced a bike park April-October. For more information about riding at Massanutten Resort, visit https://www.trailforks.com/region/massanutten-resort-19642/
To the west of Harrisonburg, trails in the North River Ranger District of the George Washington National Forest are renowned for big views, long descents, long climbs and glorious places to camp. Stokesville is the gateway to great riding west of town. Stokesville Campground is a private campground with a growing bike specific trail system full of berms, jumps and tons of flow.
To the north of Harrisonburg, trails in the Lee District Ranger District of the George Washington National Forest are known for their difficult, technical rocky style of trail. Many of these trails follow serrated ridge-lines with boulder paved paths, overlooking the forks of the Shenandoah. To further break this sub-region down into riding areas, riders explore to North Mountain near Bryce Resort and Wolf Gap, and to the east Massanutten Ridge spanning just north of Massanutten Resort all the way to Front Royal Virginia.
The Rocktown Trails at Hillandale Park are the only trails within the confines of city limits. Its a great stacked loop trail system with a jump/flow trail, a pump track and a ton of technical limestone. This trail network is easy to ride to from most parts of town and there is plenty of parking if you wish to drive there. Be advised that limestone gets very slick when wet.
Massanutten Resort is the closest riding area outside the city limits. The Western Slope trails are the go-to quick ride spot for most riders in Harrisonburg. Additionally, Massanutten Resort operates lift serviced a bike park April-October. For more information about riding at Massanutten Resort, visit https://www.trailforks.com/region/massanutten-resort-19642/
To the west of Harrisonburg, trails in the North River Ranger District of the George Washington National Forest are renowned for big views, long descents, long climbs and glorious places to camp. Stokesville is the gateway to great riding west of town. Stokesville Campground is a private campground with a growing bike specific trail system full of berms, jumps and tons of flow.
To the north of Harrisonburg, trails in the Lee District Ranger District of the George Washington National Forest are known for their difficult, technical rocky style of trail. Many of these trails follow serrated ridge-lines with boulder paved paths, overlooking the forks of the Shenandoah. To further break this sub-region down into riding areas, riders explore to North Mountain near Bryce Resort and Wolf Gap, and to the east Massanutten Ridge spanning just north of Massanutten Resort all the way to Front Royal Virginia.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
129 trails
- Hike
124 trails
- Trail Running
124 trails
Region Details
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- 32
- 9
Region Status
Caution as of Nov 5, 2024Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 131
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 129
- Trails E-Bike
- 19
- Trails Horse
- 3
- Trails Hike
- 124
- Trails Trail Running
- 124
- Total Distance
- 148 miles
- Total Descent
- 36,713 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,075 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,350 ft
- Reports
- 1,149
- Photos
- 254
- Ridden Counter
- 38,590
Sub Regions
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Hillandale Park
- 5
- 4
- 4
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Hone Quarry - GWNF
- 10
- 10
- 1
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Massanutten Bike Park
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 2
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Massanutten Resort
- 2
- 4
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Western Slope
- 10
- 20
- 12
- 6
Popular Harrisonburg Mountain Biking Trails
Harrisonburg Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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RockStar TRAIL Route | 269 miles | |
Gold Loop | 9 miles | |
RockStar GRAVEL Route | 252 miles | |
Cap's Conundrum | 17 miles | |
Mid-Mountain Blue Loop Highlights | 4 miles | |
Pink Loop | 4 miles | |
Pink Loop | 4 miles | |
ShenRock BlueLoop TT | 3 miles | |
Gold + ShenDuro Fall 20 | 11 miles | |
Laird's Loop | 2 miles |
Photos of Harrisonburg Mountain Bike
trail: Puzzler
20 |
Jul 31, 2024 @ 12:50pm
Jul 31, 2024
trail: 82 Leighton’s
21 |
Jul 31, 2024 @ 5:53am
Jul 31, 2024
trail: Puzzler
19 |
Jun 1, 2024 @ 4:55am
Jun 1, 2024
trail: 92 Special K
33 |
Jun 1, 2024 @ 4:51am
Jun 1, 2024
trail: 92 Special K
28 |
Jun 1, 2024 @ 4:51am
Jun 1, 2024
trail: All Or Nutten
377 |
May 2, 2018 @ 4:02pm
May 2, 2018
trail: All Or Nutten
292 |
Feb 5, 2018 @ 7:25pm
Feb 5, 2018Videos of Harrisonburg Mountain Bike

trail: Happy Hour
76 |
Jun 30, 2023

trail: 92 Special K
62 |
Jun 29, 2023

trail: Big Hollow Trail
121 |
Jun 25, 2022

trail: Nutten Better
85 |
Sep 11, 2021

trail: Crunchy
166 |
Mar 31, 2021

trail: All Or Nutten
5:26 |
306 |
Apr 25, 2018

trail: Creamy
5:17 |
149 |
Apr 30, 2017

trail: Creamy
5:26 |
161 |
Dec 18, 2016
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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4 Upper Hanenkahm | Nov 5, 2024 @ 7:20pm Nov 5, 2024 | Dry | entropyq | ||
10 Lower Ravine | Oct 19, 2024 @ 6:20am Oct 19, 2024 | Ideal | Kyle-Lawrence SVBC | ||
2 Upper Lairds Downhill | Oct 19, 2024 @ 2:09pm Oct 19, 2024 | Dry | entropyq | ||
10 Ravine | Oct 11, 2024 @ 1:42pm Oct 11, 2024 | Unknown | beyelerfamily | ||
58 Lairds Downhill | Oct 10, 2024 @ 3:18pm Oct 10, 2024 | Unknown | beyelerfamily | ||
44 Old Barn | Oct 4, 2024 @ 6:44pm Oct 4, 2024 | Unknown | entropyq | ||
45 Stash Trail | Oct 3, 2024 @ 6:45pm Oct 3, 2024 | Wet | 512sender | ||
Quarantine (Blue) | Oct 3, 2024 @ 4:12pm Oct 3, 2024 | Wet | 512sender | ||
92 Special K | Oct 3, 2024 @ 4:11pm Oct 3, 2024 | Wet | 512sender | ||
92 Special K | Oct 3, 2024 @ 4:10pm Oct 3, 2024 | Wet | 512sender |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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Eric5ZxILz | wishlist | region | activity #65726362 | Feb 5, 2025 @ 3:14am Feb 5, 2025 |
SirWilhelm | comment | trail | activity #65634978 and 2 more | Feb 3, 2025 @ 5:50am Feb 3, 2025 |
SirWilhelm | vote | trail | activity #65634684 and 1 more | Feb 3, 2025 @ 5:41am Feb 3, 2025 |
HonkingBike | difficultyvote | trail | activity #64899526 and 1 more | Jan 19, 2025 @ 10:59pm Jan 19, 2025 |
HonkingBike | vote | trail | activity #64899511 and 2 more | Jan 19, 2025 @ 10:58pm Jan 19, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | As many other others have said, this is a blue... | Feb 3, 2025 @ 6:58am Feb 3, 2025 | ||
trail | Climbed Upper Laird’s and descended (from... | Feb 3, 2025 @ 6:10am Feb 3, 2025 | ||
trail | If climbing to ride the ridge, the trail is... | Feb 3, 2025 @ 5:50am Feb 3, 2025 | ||
report | Tree has been cleared. | Nov 17, 2024 @ 11:39am Nov 17, 2024 | ||
report | Cleared now | Oct 11, 2024 @ 1:41pm Oct 11, 2024 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k3,389 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k1,573 awarded -
Top 10 Trails27 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
10 Expert Trails16 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Massanutten Bike Park | bike park | Harrisonburg | |
Hillandale Park Pumptrack | skill park | Harrisonburg |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 129 | 146 miles | 36,129 ft | 77 miles | 3,074 ft | #412 | #223 | 247 | 1,149 | 20 | 13,276 | |
E-Bike | 19 | 43 miles | 5,915 ft | 15 miles | 2,707 ft | 935 | 4 | 244 | ||||
Horse | 3 | 11 miles | 2,890 ft | 7 miles | 2,507 ft | 91 | ||||||
Hike | 124 | 141 miles | 33,330 ft | 72 miles | 3,074 ft | #325 | #200 | 1 | 1,139 | 382 | ||
Trail Running | 124 | 141 miles | 33,330 ft | 72 miles | 3,074 ft | #328 | #202 | 6 | 1,139 | 367 |
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